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Hungary to Vote on Approving Sweden's NATO Bid

by VOA News

   Hungary's ruling party proposed Tuesday holding a Feb. 26 vote on the
   ratification of Sweden's bid to join NATO and said it would support
   Sweden's accession.

   Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson said Tuesday the development is
   "very welcome."

   Sweden applied to join NATO in May 2022 in response to Russia's
   invasion of Ukraine.

   Accepting new members to the alliance must be a unanimous decision by
   the existing members, and Hungary is the only country that has yet to
   approve Sweden's bid.

   Finland submitted its application at the same time as Sweden and became
   a NATO member in April 2023.

   Some information for this story came from The Associated Press, Agence
   France-Presse and Reuters

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